The Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa and the European Union will be jointly hosting a renewable energy conference from the 28th to the 30th of November 2012 in East London, South Africa. The Conference is a key component of a visit by a trade delegation from the European Union to the Eastern Cape, which will be formally welcomed on the 27th November by the Office of the Premie
r of the Eastern Cape, Ms Noxolo Kiviet. The conference will consist of two days of seminars and discussions and facilitated matchmaking involving current and potential stakeholders in renewable energy in the Eastern Cape, on the 28th and 29th November. It will be addressed by the Premier of the Eastern Cape, the head of the European Trade Delegation, and the Minister of Energy. The conference will provide delegates with insight into the current and developing regulatory and institutional arrangements pertaining to renewable energy projects and programmes in the province, the investment environment, and available and potential capacity within the province to support renewable energy. A help desk will be available to field questions on policy, regulations and institutional arrangements pertaining to the sector.
